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The human gut virome is defined as the total population of viruses, or virus like particles, associated with the gut microbial community, known as the gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is defined as all microbes associated with human beings, including bacteria, eukaryotes, viruses, fungi, protozoa and archaea. The microbiome denotes the collection of these microbes and their genes. The gut microbiome alone contains more than 1,000 microbial species. Much research has been co

What is Ubiquinol? An Introductory Insight

Plastic pollution should be addressed when world leaders discuss how to prevent climate change according to a new study. An...

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to healthcare today and urgent action is required to avert the antimicrobial...

Malnutrition and the Immune System Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of...

Autism spectrum disorder prevalence has increased from 1 in 5000 people in 1975, to 1 in 68 in 2014. Better awareness of the disorder and...

The need for folic acid or folate in women of childbearing age is well-known. Yet, recent research has shown that a deficiency in folic...

Food Security Food security is having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. One necessity to achieve...

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study is the most comprehensive worldwide observational epidemiological study to date. It describes...

Palm oil has been cultivated for more than 5000 years and is the most widely used and consumed vegetable oil in the world today, with it...

Nutrition is important for improved health and wellbeing and reducing the risk of diet-related health conditions including chronic...

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) results from 2008 to 2017, published in January 2019, assesses detailed, quantitative...

Palm Oil (PO) cultivation requires extensive areas of land. Its production has been linked to deforestation, climate change and...